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Summary: Very Comprehensive!
Review: There are lots of books available about TCP/IP. Some are filled with great technical information, but are difficult to follow, because of the realm of information. Others are easier to read, but lack some important details. This book strikes a happy medium: full of excellent information, but still written in a style that's easy to follow and understand.Among the topics covered besides obviously "TCP/IP" are network addresses and names (and assigning them), internetwork architecture, routing protocols, broadcasting and multicasting, and TCP/IP applications. There are also chapters about IPv6 (the so-called "next generation of IP") and brief chapters on intranets and extranets. The book also contains a wealth of other resources. At the end of each chapter is a list of relevant RFC (Request For Comments), so the reader can learn more. The Appendixes also contain other references, a biliography and even a glossary of terms. Another reviewer said if he could only have one book about TCP/IP, this would be it. I wholeheartedly agree.
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Summary: Bad
Review: This book is not only somewhat hard to follow, it is unorganized and BORING. Every time I open this bbook, my eyes start to get heavy. Books usually do not do that to me, but this is the exception...
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Summary: A great introduction to TCP/IP networking
Review: This book is, IMHO, a well-organized and straightforward introduction to TCP/IP issues. It's not as detailed as Stevens' _Illustrated TCP/IP_, which is an excellent source if you're doing network implementations--but that's not what *this* book is supposed to be. This book is very obviously intended for people who just need to understand the basics and who need to understand how all the different parts of TCP/IP fit together. I'd definitely recommend this one for people who don't know much about networking and need to know more.
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Summary: Internet protocols in plain language, without fluff.
Review: This book really helped me to understand how Internet protocols work. I use this book as a springboard to learning about TCP/IP and related standards--because each chapter lists references to relevant RFCs, I can dig deeper when necessary.
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Summary: Clear and Straigt-Forward, not Over-Simplified
Review: This is a great book. It is not a book "for dummies," but rather one for people who want a better over-all understanding of the way internetworks operate and the protocols behind them. It is loaded with information which is presented in a very straight-forward manner; one need not be an engineer to read this book, but the information it contains makes it useful to those of us who are engineers. The book's coverage includes (but is not limited to) major network topologies, the format of datagrams and frames, the various layers of the network model and a comprehensive explanation of the major protocols with a briefer look at the more specialized protocols. It even discusses security and encryption. I recommend this book for anyone aiming to become a network engineer or administrator or engineers who require a comprehensive understanding of networking technology (I myself am a software engineer working on client/server applications).
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Summary: Decent introduction to TCP/IP
Review: This is not the book for the novice to go from nothing to a complete understanding of TCP/IP, but it is a great reference. It doesn't flow very well, and it is a little technical in its approach. It does however give a good explanation of the protocols within the TCP/IP suite. It is an excellent desk reference, but don't delete your link to RFC-editor for RFCs.
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Summary: A little stuffy, but a great reference
Review: This is not the book for the novice to go from nothing to a complete understanding of TCP/IP, but it is a great reference. It doesn't flow very well, and it is a little technical in its approach. It does however give a good explanation of the protocols within the TCP/IP suite. It is an excellent desk reference, but don't delete your link to RFC-editor for RFCs.
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Summary: A resource for learning or working with TCP/IP
Review: This third edition of "TCP/IP Clearly Explained" distills my 12 years of experience with TCP/IP and internetworking--and incorporates reader suggestions for improvements. Now, each chapter explains these sometimes difficult topics even more clearly than before. At the end of every chapter are references to the source Internet standard documents--RFCs--relevant to the chapter topic, so you can easily discover the most intimate details of each protocol. Back in 1988, you needed a degree in computer science to really understand TCP/IP. In 1994, I set about writing an introductory text for the rest of us, and this year the third edition came out. I hope you like it. Let me know what you think.
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